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MZQL2960HCJR-00A07 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 311% (28th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG MZQL2960HCJR-00A07
Poor: 256%Average: 311% Great: 349%

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Outstanding average bench

The Samsung MZQL2960HCJR-00A07 960GB averaged 211.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Samsung MZQL2960HCJR-00A07 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,051MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,278MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung MZQL2960HCJR-00A07 960GB is 93.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Samsung MZQL2960HCJR-00A07 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 169MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 75.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 28311%
Min Avg Max
1,564 Read 2,278 3,704
57.7 Write 1,341 1441
112 Mixed 1,674 1,943
5 SusWrite 1,282 1,440
367% 1,643 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.4 4K Read 83.2 888
3.3 4K Write 169 252
6.6 4K Mixed 75.8 87.8
313% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
498 DQ Read 1,198 2043
614 DQ Write 1,008 1,440
582 DQ Mixed 1,051 1,444
802% 1,086 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
834GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC5502Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1319 1400 1415 1407 1414 1410 MB/s
351% Outstanding
Read 2,393
Write 1,344
Mixed 1,842
SusWrite 1394
390% 1,743 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 83.8
300% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 2,075
DQ Write 1,440
DQ Mixed 1,410
1,147% 1,642 MB/s
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC5502Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1372 1413 1411 1407 1413 1417 MB/s
342% Outstanding
Read 1,854
Write 1,363
Mixed 1,742
SusWrite 1,406
358% 1,591 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 264
4K Mixed 91.2
336% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 2,094
DQ Write 1439
DQ Mixed 1,395
1,142% 1,643 MB/s
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC5602Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1326 1120 1141 1248 1085 1187 MB/s
291% Outstanding
Read 2,564
Write 900
Mixed 1,879
SusWrite 1,185
363% 1,632 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 56.2
217% 78.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,249
DQ Write 1,011
DQ Mixed 1,125
843% 1,128 MB/s
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GDC5602Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1429 1432 1431 1433 1426 1411 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 2,057
Write 1,380
Mixed 1,749
SusWrite 1,427
371% 1,653 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 74.4
264% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 811
616% 835 MB/s
878GB free
Firmware: GDC5902Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 1156 1163 1166 1177 1131 MB/s
287% Outstanding
Read 2,240
Write 1,340
Mixed 1,760
SusWrite 1,178
364% 1,630 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 76.3
269% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 1,159
DQ Write 730
DQ Mixed 909
687% 933 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: GDC5302Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1438 1440 1440 1439 1440 1440 MB/s
281% Outstanding
Read 2,217
Write 1,440
Mixed 1,528
SusWrite 1,439
370% 1,656 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 65.7
220% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 875
DQ Write 733
DQ Mixed 794
598% 801 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 131%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation 166%
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System: Supermicro C9X299-PGF

CPU
Core i9-9980XEIntel  $1,097Bench 83%, 2,201 samples5x
Core i9-7980XEIntel  $1,200Bench 80%, 4,653 samples3x
Core i7-7800XIntel  $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples2x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples4x
Quadro P400NvidiaBench 9%, 5,817 samples4x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples4x
SSD
MZQL2960HCJR-00A07 960GBSamsungBench 311%, 25 samples9x
RAM
9905701-017.A00G 4x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 83 samples4x
CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD CT16G4DFD824A.C16FHD CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 64GBUnknownBench 108%, 2 samples2x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 4x8GBMicronBench 89%, 473 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,538

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